By Mike Perleberg
(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) – Lauren Hill – arguably the most courageous and inspirational person to hail from southeast Indiana – has died. Local 12 reported Friday morning that Hill died. She was 19. The Lawrenceburg High School graduate, Mount St. Joseph University student, and basketball player for both schools was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in the form of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) in 2012. She lived months longer than doctors had originally anticipated due to the aggressive cancer. Hill didn’t quit living her life to the fullest after the diagnosis. She became committed to serving as the voice for children whose lives were cut short by DIPG. “Anybody can get brain cancer, but you just don’t think about on a day-to-day basis unless it involves them and it touches their lives. That’s the importance of getting this story out so I can touch lives with this story and make people know that it’s real and happening to others,” Hill said during an interview with Eagle 99.3’s Bubba Bo last October.. She also made national headlines by pushing through the physical effects of the brain tumor to make her NCAA basketball debut with the MSJU Lions on November 2, 2014. In a game that was covered and broadcasted nationally, Hill scored four points. Lauren vowed to find a cure not just for DIPG, but perhaps a home run cure for all cancers. Her efforts have helped raise $1.49 million for the Lauren Hill Tribute Fund for The Cure Starts Now Foundation. Just weeks ago, Hill and the foundation announced a new goal of $2.2 million – reflecting her basketball jersey number, 22. “This has been my dream since way back in January (2014) to raise awareness. That’s all I’ve wanted to do,” Hill said previously. She realized that dream. Her amazing story touched millions. Funeral services for Hill have not been announced. Lawrenceburg Community Schools will be prepared to assist staff and students with counseling and make grief counselors available, says superintendent Karl Galey. She asked me to tell her story so others wouldn't suffer. She became one of my closest friends. Goodbye. I love you! https://t.co/gZtQ61Xw7E — Brad Johansen (@bradjohansen) April 10, 2015 We are saddened to hear that our friend Lauren Hill has passed away. Our thoughts & prayers go out to her family during this difficult time. — The Cure Starts Now (@CureStartsNow) April 10, 2015 Lauren Hill wears a gray 22 jersey as she goes for a basket during her college basketball debut for Mount St. Joseph University on November 2, 2014. Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images. RELATED STORIES: Lauren Hill Exhibit Now On Display At Indiana Basketball HOF Lauren Hill On The View: “I Have to Be That Voice” Lauren Hill In Hospital, But Still Spreading DIPG Awareness; Will Appear On “The View” Lauren Hill Makes First Team All-Conference Lauren Hill Named Cure Starts Now Foundation’s “Chief Motivational Officer” Ohio Governor Bestows Courage Award Upon Lauren Hill Harrison Raises $10K For Lauren Hill, Cure Starts Now Goepper Wears Bib #22 For Lauren Hill Lauren Hill, The Cure Starts Now Foundation Will Be Focus In Harrison This Weekend Honorary Degree Bestowed Upon Cancer Warrior Lauren Hill Lauren Hill Receives Cincy Ambassador Award Hanover Honors Hill; Panthers Make $1,900 Donation To Lauren’s Mission VIDEO: Congressman Messer Acknowledges Lauren Hill On Capitol Hill Lauren Hill, Cure Starts Now Shatter $1M Fundraising Goal Tuesday Telethon Is Final Push To Lauren Hill’s $1M Goal Lauren Hill Second In Voting For AP’s 2014 Female Athlete Of The Year Perfect North Makes $3,000 Donation To The Cure Starts Now Lauren Hill Getting Closer To $1M Fundraising Goal City Of Lawrenceburg, DCF Grant Another $100K For “Make A Difference” Fund Lauren Hill Becomes The Mount’s Honorary Coach Two More Points For Lauren, But Will It Be Her Last Game? Lauren Hills Adds To Her Point Total In MSJ Home Opener Jimmy V Foundation, ESPN Will Give Special Grant In Lauren Hill’s Honor Lauren Hill Sets New DIPG Fundraising Goal: $1 Million Lauren Hill Attends MSJ Game; Signed Up For Hospice Care Dearborn Community Foundation Establishes Lauren Hill “Make A Difference” Fund Lauren’s-burg: High School, Community Recognize Inspirational Teen VIDEO: Lauren Makes Another Layup In Her 2nd College Game Lauren Hill Gives Game Jersey To Devon Still Lauren Hill, The Mount Present Check For DIPG Research; Fundraising Reaches $324K Nick Goepper Completes The #Layup4Lauren Challenge #Layup4Lauren Scores $176K Donation To Children’s Hospital LHS Will Honor Lauren Hill At Upcoming Lady Tigers Game Lauren Hill Makes Video Game Cover Hill And Still Meet, Take In Bengals Game Lauren Appears On Cereal Box, But Will She Get On Ellen Show? Column: Lawrenceburg Life Changer: Hill Lights Up Mt. St. Joseph’s Lineup Lebron Has A Surprise For Lauren Hill; More Well Wishes And Layups Lauren Hill’s Dream Will Fuel DIPG Research Lauren Hill Scores Twice In MSJU “Gray Game” PHOTOS: Lauren Hill’s Big Day
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